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>> i would say six months. >> six months. >> unless romney drops out of the race. >> romney went on a tirade. >> we came to florida and speaker gingrich didn't have two good debates, i did. his comments most recently attacking me have been quite sad, and painfully revealing about the speaker. >> let's bring in our panel with us. thank you for joining us. michael, i'll start off with you. you heard him say this will go on till june or july or until romney drops out. is this a faux swagger. >> p given the early on proportionate way in which the delegates are going to be named. i think he's got every insensitive to hang in for a long time. it remains to be seen if he can get the expenditures. i think he has every intention to hang in for the long haul. if newt gingrich can keep the money coming in from that casino, that would be tremendous. the romney folks would like toe suh his victory exceed what we saw for newt gingrich in south carolina. >> you need some gas in the tank to get yourself going. >> especially in a big state like florida. you need plenty of gas. our team points out some
>> i would say six months. >> six months. >> unless romney drops out of the race. >> romney went on a tirade. >> we came to florida and speaker gingrich didn't have two good debates, i did. his comments most recently attacking me have been quite sad, and painfully revealing about the speaker. >> let's bring in our panel with us. thank you for joining us. michael, i'll start off with you. you heard him say this will go on till june or july or until romney...
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mitt romney. let me talk to you about south carolina and how it may or may not set the stage for you state if he doesn't pull out a victory. you see the polls showing newt gingrich closing the gap or ahead of romney. >> well, i think we're getting to the end of the nomination process. thank goodness. i think people have probably heard enough. but last week i made a decision to for for governor romney. if you look at all the the people with all the political rhetoric, what it boils down to is we want someone that can get our economy out of the ditch and provide some opportunity for our children and for the future, and somebody who has had elected executive experience. and when you go through them all, we have great candidates. south carolina and floridians and the rest of the nation will settle on mitt romney. >> i'm intrigue that had you think it's wrapping up. iowa went to rick santorum. new hampshire went to governor romney. and today south carolina could go to newt gingrich. that would be the f
mitt romney. let me talk to you about south carolina and how it may or may not set the stage for you state if he doesn't pull out a victory. you see the polls showing newt gingrich closing the gap or ahead of romney. >> well, i think we're getting to the end of the nomination process. thank goodness. i think people have probably heard enough. but last week i made a decision to for for governor romney. if you look at all the the people with all the political rhetoric, what it boils down to...
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it shows mitt romney with 29% it appears that mitt romney is on his way to a victory, but the question is will it be double digits? will it be convincing? that's what he needs at this point or does he? >> romney garnered 32% of the vote in the last cycle. if he doesn't reach 32%, even if he wins, i think it might feel like a loss in certain quarters. the issue for him tonight is to not only win the thing, but win it in such a way that it takes people's attention as opposed to that's what we anticipated. there needs to be some hype that surrounds this in addition to winning it. >> pst been beat up pretty back in the last 48 hours. i saw an interview and during the debate she did not like the experience of mitt romney saying he would put party before country. that's when he got the snackdown by jon huntsman. he is on fragile ground. >> i think it was taken out of context because it was about firing people that provide bad service. i think this is previews of coming attractions. it's taken us to the date of the new hampshire primary that i expect the obama campaign will weave together in
it shows mitt romney with 29% it appears that mitt romney is on his way to a victory, but the question is will it be double digits? will it be convincing? that's what he needs at this point or does he? >> romney garnered 32% of the vote in the last cycle. if he doesn't reach 32%, even if he wins, i think it might feel like a loss in certain quarters. the issue for him tonight is to not only win the thing, but win it in such a way that it takes people's attention as opposed to that's what...
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romney poised to do that and take south carolina as well. what is the romney camp saying? >> first of all, you are scaring that with that brain decline story, but i will do my best. >> you have plenty of time. >> mitt romney is poised to win here in new hampshire and that could be a big step for the, but the tightening polls show that rick santorum has a shot. not a great shot. he needs to finish second and get a push and show that nude gingrich and rick perry are not not the viability alternative and santorum is and he has a chance to do that. mitt romney is in a powerful position. >> let's turn our attention to the economy as well. the new jobs numbers are out. unemployment is down again. where are we seeing the job growth? >> growth in manufacturing and how permanent yours will be. overall this is continued good news for president obama. what he needs to show is that he's got the economy moving in the right direction to make the argument that his policies are working. you can see the advantage he had in the defensive criticism that republicaning were offering. he is not
romney poised to do that and take south carolina as well. what is the romney camp saying? >> first of all, you are scaring that with that brain decline story, but i will do my best. >> you have plenty of time. >> mitt romney is poised to win here in new hampshire and that could be a big step for the, but the tightening polls show that rick santorum has a shot. not a great shot. he needs to finish second and get a push and show that nude gingrich and rick perry are not not the...
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how does romney contain this? if this ad goes up in south carolina, this could be brutal. >> if you told me that the disclaimer on that ad said paid for by the committee to re elect the president in 2012 ti wouldn't have been surprised. i think that's the same way the obama campaign will go after gingrich in the fall. to answer your question, it's probably too little, too late. i think he's got a head of steam. i don't know if gingrich can sustain that attack. it proves that negative advertising works. newt gingrich tries his best in iowa not to go this route. here we are if the final 24 hours in new hampshire, he feels he's got to do it and i guess he will in south carolina as well. i'm not sure he can sustain those. >> i have to ask you about ron paul. we'll tauk with one of his advertisers in 30 minutes. he's standing at 20%. we still have some people that believe the media is ignoring the success that ron paul has been able to pull out of bag in iowa. it looks like least doing very well here. ron paul is recon
how does romney contain this? if this ad goes up in south carolina, this could be brutal. >> if you told me that the disclaimer on that ad said paid for by the committee to re elect the president in 2012 ti wouldn't have been surprised. i think that's the same way the obama campaign will go after gingrich in the fall. to answer your question, it's probably too little, too late. i think he's got a head of steam. i don't know if gingrich can sustain that attack. it proves that negative...
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the worst week was handed to romney. 23% voted for gingrich. 77% went romney's way. that does it for sh"news nation" martin bashir is up next. today my journey continues across the golden state, where everyone has been unbelievably nice. mornin'. i guess i'm helping them save hundreds on car insurance. it probably also doesn't hurt that i'm a world-famous advertising icon. cheers! i mean, who wouldn't want a piece of that? geico. ah... fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent oh dear... or more on car insurance. >>> good afternoon. it's monday, january 23rd, and here's what's happening. greetings from sunny florida. >> if they want somebody that be be timid, they ought to vote for romney. >> he was failed leader. >> where the beach brawl is on. >> i
the worst week was handed to romney. 23% voted for gingrich. 77% went romney's way. that does it for sh"news nation" martin bashir is up next. today my journey continues across the golden state, where everyone has been unbelievably nice. mornin'. i guess i'm helping them save hundreds on car insurance. it probably also doesn't hurt that i'm a world-famous advertising icon. cheers! i mean, who wouldn't want a piece of that? geico. ah... fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent oh...
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mitt romney's money trail. the gop front-runner is over pressure of millions of dollars. >>> just how many jobs are a state when w the president's decision to reject the pipeline. >>> honoring our heroes. i'll talk with a man behind a grassroots effort to organize first and only parade to honor iraq war vets. >>> two days until the south carolina primary and the latest marist poll shows one in five likely gop voters still undecided. mitt romney holds the lead. newt gingrich is gaining ground. the race could see a shift with perry dropping out. i imagine a lot of folks like at this point, heads are wringing. there's so much information to process. they may have settled on rick perry. have to find out where nay will go next. >> reporter: voters here relish the fact that since 1980, they have picked the republican nominee. they love it here. this year no exception. somewhere between 450 and 500,000 primary voters. that's what they expect to have on saturday. if that happens, that would be record turnout. what's di
mitt romney's money trail. the gop front-runner is over pressure of millions of dollars. >>> just how many jobs are a state when w the president's decision to reject the pipeline. >>> honoring our heroes. i'll talk with a man behind a grassroots effort to organize first and only parade to honor iraq war vets. >>> two days until the south carolina primary and the latest marist poll shows one in five likely gop voters still undecided. mitt romney holds the lead. newt...
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but jon huntsman needs to know, if you're for an anti-romney choice know you're at mitt romney. he's done tons of events. 130 or something. he is getting larger and larger crowds. he is growing his vote in new hampshire and he needs to focus at the anti-romney voter and try to make sure that he can consolidate those voters in new hampshire and keep them away from rick santorum and stop aiming his fire at romney. >> with that said, it seems huntsman has run away from his conservative resume. he is playing largely to liberals, as it said on the east coast, in the northeast, and hasn't toud those conservative values that he believes that might help him out. if he goes head to head with rick santorum and he is hiding behind the post with his record with conservatives, how does that help him? >> he hasn't been anticipating a rick santorum victory. and jon huntsman, as you are correct in pointing out, is playing to a more libertarian, more moderate republican electorate in new hampshire where in a contest as you know, independents will be able to vote. that is a contest that rick sant
but jon huntsman needs to know, if you're for an anti-romney choice know you're at mitt romney. he's done tons of events. 130 or something. he is getting larger and larger crowds. he is growing his vote in new hampshire and he needs to focus at the anti-romney voter and try to make sure that he can consolidate those voters in new hampshire and keep them away from rick santorum and stop aiming his fire at romney. >> with that said, it seems huntsman has run away from his conservative...
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>> romney boated. >> mark murray is in washington. romney boated as newt gingrich sees it. is this a surprise at the amount of money? >> it's not a surprise. we will see so much more money spent on ads. what has been interesting in the ad race in iowa is how almost unilaterally romney and particularly the pro romney super pack is hammering newt gingrich and without them being able to respond, when you show the numbers and restore our future spent some $3 million in ads, a really big sum for a state like iowa. the campaign spent just a million and when you admit romney's campaign, mostly on positive ads, you see a big disparity. someone like newt gingrich could survive with more money to spend, but given that disparity, you see why the numbers have gone down. >> others have noted a conservative republican complaining about the decision made by the supreme court that led to what mitt romney said people too. i want to play a moment from "hardball" where chris matthews hit this issue hard and brought up the point. let's listen. >> i think the current mess say disgrace. it debil
>> romney boated. >> mark murray is in washington. romney boated as newt gingrich sees it. is this a surprise at the amount of money? >> it's not a surprise. we will see so much more money spent on ads. what has been interesting in the ad race in iowa is how almost unilaterally romney and particularly the pro romney super pack is hammering newt gingrich and without them being able to respond, when you show the numbers and restore our future spent some $3 million in ads, a...
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mitt romney was a registered independent at the time reagan was in office. >> romney has a huge lead in the polls. he has his own opinion on why gingrich has been sliding. take a listen to this. >> the idea that someone running for president was getting paid by freddie mac at the time that was going on, $1.6 billion. that's the reason why speaker gingrich had a hard time. i think people realize if they want to see change in washington, you can't elect the same people to take different chairs. you have to have new people come in and take over. >> b >> what do you have to say about that? >> it might be true. it also helps if you have a 12 to $13 million differential, that much of an edge over your opponent. that's the big story out of florida is that romney is significantly outspending newt gingri gingrich. a lot of it is negative, and negative works. i think it comes down to the fact that florida is a more diverse state as compared to south carolina. south carolina was tailor made for newt gingrich. this was not. >> michael smerconish, nice to see you. >>> coming up, big news in the f
mitt romney was a registered independent at the time reagan was in office. >> romney has a huge lead in the polls. he has his own opinion on why gingrich has been sliding. take a listen to this. >> the idea that someone running for president was getting paid by freddie mac at the time that was going on, $1.6 billion. that's the reason why speaker gingrich had a hard time. i think people realize if they want to see change in washington, you can't elect the same people to take...
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mitt romney compares the show to the kardashians. we are following developing news into more than 40 arson fires set in l.a. police have a person of interest in custody. we will have an update after a quick brick. "news nation" is back in three. the "i'll sleep when it's done" academic. for 80 years, we've been inspired by you. and we've been honored to walk with you to help you get where you want to be. ♪ because your moment is now. let nothing stand in your way. learn more at keller.edu. let nothing stand in your way. ♪ more and more folks are trying out snapshot from progressive. a totally different way to save on car insurance. the better you drive, the more you can save. no wonder snapshot's catching on. plug into the savings you deserve with snapshot from progressive. you tell us what you want to pay, and we give you a range of coverages to choose from. who is she? that's flobot. she's this new robot we're trying out, mostly for, like, small stuff. wow! look at her go! she's pretty good. she's pretty good. hey, flobot, grea
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co some republicans are defending romney. sglb you can rest assure this will be the narrative that gets raised by the obama re-election effort in the fall. mitt romney, do you want to deal with it now and try to put it behind you or wait until the fall? i think he's better served dealing with it now. >> what does your gut tell you? all you have to do is go to facebook.com/newsnation to vote. take a look at what the news nation is saying about yesterday's gut check. should the pardons issued by governor haley barbour be reversed? 84 percent of you said yes. 16% said no. that does it for this friday edition of "news nation." you can catch "news nation" with tamron hall every weekday at 2:00 p.m. eastern. martin bashir is up next. the "i'll sleep when it's done" academic. for 80 years, we've been inspired by you. and we've been honored to walk with you to help you get where you want to be. ♪ because your moment is now. let nothing stand in your way. learn more at keller.edu. ♪ home was an airport lounge and an ipad ♪ ♪ m
co some republicans are defending romney. sglb you can rest assure this will be the narrative that gets raised by the obama re-election effort in the fall. mitt romney, do you want to deal with it now and try to put it behind you or wait until the fall? i think he's better served dealing with it now. >> what does your gut tell you? all you have to do is go to facebook.com/newsnation to vote. take a look at what the news nation is saying about yesterday's gut check. should the pardons...
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mitt romney compares the show to the kardashians. we are following developing news into more than 40 arson fires set in l.a. police have a person of interest in custody. we will have an update after a quick brick. "news nation" is back in three. the "i'll sleep when it's done" academic. for 80 years, we've been inspired by you. and we've been honored to walk with you to help you get where you want to be. ♪ because your moment is now. let nothing stand in your way. learn more at keller.edu. so i used my citi thank you card to pick up some accessories. a new belt. some nylons. and what girl wouldn't need new shoes? we talked about getting a diamond. but with all the thank you points i've been earning... ♪ ...i flew us to the rock i really had in mind. ♪ [ male announcer ] the citi thank you card. earn points you can use for travel on any airline, with no blackout dates. >> per here's what the "news nation" is following right now. >> is it doesn't do any good to have the candidate if they can't win in the national election. you ha
mitt romney compares the show to the kardashians. we are following developing news into more than 40 arson fires set in l.a. police have a person of interest in custody. we will have an update after a quick brick. "news nation" is back in three. the "i'll sleep when it's done" academic. for 80 years, we've been inspired by you. and we've been honored to walk with you to help you get where you want to be. ♪ because your moment is now. let nothing stand in your way. learn...
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ten-point difference between rom ne romney and gingrich. they believe they could lose this. >> they recognize it's the possibility they could lose this. that's whoy they have tried to limit expectations. initially, it was the campaign, it was the first ever to win the first two state, iowa and new hampshire had the potential to be the first gop candidate to win new hampshire, iowa and south carolina. now there's a good chance that they only win one of those three, but they made it clear they view this in long terms. they view the entire picture here as they discussed. already making plans for what will take place when they head to florida on sunday with the nbc debate scheduled for monday. mitt romney has been facing the toughest challenge in his entire campaign was in the tempest again today, physically a rainstorm when he and governor were hammered by rain. for this campaign, nape say it's a long view. they have always had that perspective and they are confident that no matter what happens, it will be close. they have the strength to cont
ten-point difference between rom ne romney and gingrich. they believe they could lose this. >> they recognize it's the possibility they could lose this. that's whoy they have tried to limit expectations. initially, it was the campaign, it was the first ever to win the first two state, iowa and new hampshire had the potential to be the first gop candidate to win new hampshire, iowa and south carolina. now there's a good chance that they only win one of those three, but they made it clear...
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the new poll shows romney's lead over gingrich is growing fast. romney has a nine-point lead. the top three candidates are all net negatives when it comes to fav favorability. joining me now is john harwood. gingrich's campaign say they are putting this new ad. people say he was blistered by one after the other responses. >> it's a little late. i think newt gingrich believed that coming out of south carolina that the wave of momentum he was going to take to florida was going to be bigger and more durable. he went on cruise control. he was not effective last night. now he's scrambling in the 11th hour. the trend line is not good for newt gingrich now and the question will be when we have the one month hiatus, how does he get off the map? >> he was complaining there was no audience participation. now he has the audience on his side, but they were going for mitt romney. how did he blow it last night? >> i think newt gingrich was not aggressive, was not prepared, was not focused. >> he's mr. aggressive. he said he's the smartest guy in the building. >> i think it's prosperity. an
the new poll shows romney's lead over gingrich is growing fast. romney has a nine-point lead. the top three candidates are all net negatives when it comes to fav favorability. joining me now is john harwood. gingrich's campaign say they are putting this new ad. people say he was blistered by one after the other responses. >> it's a little late. i think newt gingrich believed that coming out of south carolina that the wave of momentum he was going to take to florida was going to be bigger...
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bush adviser karl rove had this critique of romney strategy. >> if i were romney, i would use whatever precious moment he had on thursday, friday, saturday, sunday, and monday in order to drive home a message. >> mitt romney is on the cover of the january 16th issue of time magazine with the headline, so you like me now? this is a different question than the december 12th issue when he asked why don't they like me. joining me now is deputy washington bureau chief michael crowley. thank you for your time. you like me now. do they like him with the dip of about two points and in iowa staying in that 25% range. those who criticize romney like to say 1 in four picked him and the rest did not. >> that's true. two ways you can look at this. at one point he was writing off iowa and not going to compete and nobody would have cared if he had lost and there is this 25% question. therefore we will be interested to see what happens in new hampshire and south carolina. he may be down a couple of points, and 41% is a commanding lead. rick santorum not very high in that poll, but i think the real sho
bush adviser karl rove had this critique of romney strategy. >> if i were romney, i would use whatever precious moment he had on thursday, friday, saturday, sunday, and monday in order to drive home a message. >> mitt romney is on the cover of the january 16th issue of time magazine with the headline, so you like me now? this is a different question than the december 12th issue when he asked why don't they like me. joining me now is deputy washington bureau chief michael crowley....
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back in south carolina, romney may have a tough time. 3555% voters would be dissatisfied if romney was nominated. 42% would be satisfied. michael smerconish is a talk show host and msnbc contributor, a.b. stoddard is a columnist from the hill. you see that number from the folks in new hampshire who did not support mitt romney, a lot of them would not be happy to see him get the nomination. what does that tell you? >> tells me there's going to be a turnout issue come the general election on the gop side of the aisle if mitt romney continues forward and captures the nomination. passion plays a big role when it comes to turnout and passion is going to be lacking on that side of the aisle. >> and a.b., i want to show some of the numbers regarding what people wanted most in new hampshire from a candidate. 56% whose priority is that the candidate beat president obama went to mitt romney. you see the number there. we're highlighting 56% say this. i'm intrigued by that because you look at arguments and the debates going on, but reality is you have a core group of republicans who say that is th
back in south carolina, romney may have a tough time. 3555% voters would be dissatisfied if romney was nominated. 42% would be satisfied. michael smerconish is a talk show host and msnbc contributor, a.b. stoddard is a columnist from the hill. you see that number from the folks in new hampshire who did not support mitt romney, a lot of them would not be happy to see him get the nomination. what does that tell you? >> tells me there's going to be a turnout issue come the general election...
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so my goal is not to. >> not just mitt romney. >> my goal is to let everybody pay romney's rate. >> newt gingrich is now saying his flat tax should be called the mitt romney tax. meantime, several reports indicate romney's team is worried gingrich may be picking up steam since the last debate. former new hampshire governor john sununu is reportedly headed to south carolina with the chief assignment of taking on newt. nbc's ron mott joins us live from columbia, south carolina. that's one of the big developments, including this back and forth over job creation between romney and newt gingrich. they have no love lost here. >> absolutely. for all of our wrestling fans, this is starting to look like one of those old battle royals. everybody is swinging at one another, no safe corners. everybody is punching. and especially purging at mitt romney. this tax issue, gingrich is expected to release his tax returns tomorrow. so the pressure may mount further on the former governor from massachusetts to accelerator the timetable for releasing his. in addition to fighting against mitt romney, you've g
so my goal is not to. >> not just mitt romney. >> my goal is to let everybody pay romney's rate. >> newt gingrich is now saying his flat tax should be called the mitt romney tax. meantime, several reports indicate romney's team is worried gingrich may be picking up steam since the last debate. former new hampshire governor john sununu is reportedly headed to south carolina with the chief assignment of taking on newt. nbc's ron mott joins us live from columbia, south carolina....
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it portrays mitt romney as a serial killer. >> mitt romney has a secret. as head of bain capital he bought companies, carved them of and got rid of what he couldn't use. if he really believes. >> corporations are people, my friend. >> then mitt romney is a serial killer. >> an interview colbert said he had no control and called him a loose cannon. my moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. i decided enough is enough. ♪ [ spa lady ] i started enbrel. it's clinically proven to provide clearer skin. [ rv guy ] enbrel may not work for everyone -- and may not clear you completely, but for many, it gets skin clearer fast, within 2 months, and keeps it clearer up to 9 months. [ male announcer ] because enbrel suppresses your immune system, it may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal, events including infections, tuberculosis, lymphoma, other cancers, and nervous system and blood disorders have occurred. before starting enbrel, your doctor should test you for tuberculosis and discuss whether you've been to a region where certain fungal i
it portrays mitt romney as a serial killer. >> mitt romney has a secret. as head of bain capital he bought companies, carved them of and got rid of what he couldn't use. if he really believes. >> corporations are people, my friend. >> then mitt romney is a serial killer. >> an interview colbert said he had no control and called him a loose cannon. my moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. i decided enough is enough. ♪ [ spa lady ] i started enbrel. it's clinically proven...
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he baited a trap for mitt romney and romney fell into it. i haven't seen any polling on this, but my hunch is majority of americans would say when you have fulfilled your debt to society, if we are believing in giving you a second opportunity, that ought to come with fully exercising voting rights as well. i think it plays well for santorum on that issue. >> a.b., the way he handed the situation is how he handled her interview when he's pushed into a corner, he tries to find this way out and it becomes awkward and uncomfortable. as he likes to say, if you can't handle the heat in this kitchen, what happens when he's one-on-one with barack obama? >> it will be some tense moments. he didn't use to be a great debater but he's gotten used to strong debate performances. some of them his rivals have given him a pass. he's been given an easy walk. i think there's still times when he's able to bounce off criticism and people to a general election about president obama. there were awkward moments last night. if we take a helicopter view with always t
he baited a trap for mitt romney and romney fell into it. i haven't seen any polling on this, but my hunch is majority of americans would say when you have fulfilled your debt to society, if we are believing in giving you a second opportunity, that ought to come with fully exercising voting rights as well. i think it plays well for santorum on that issue. >> a.b., the way he handed the situation is how he handled her interview when he's pushed into a corner, he tries to find this way out...
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>> they don't come around and embrace romney. it looks like it's being supportive of the romney candidacy. do they close the loop and say mitt's got tot be our guy. could they go for santorum. i think it's probably too late. if newt gingrich wins in florida, i think it's a whole new ball game. i do not rule out the proposition they would explore putting somebody in the race at later stage. >> there's a poll, people are very unhappy with the congress. they were asked if you could vote to defeat and replace all of congress, would you? 56% say yes. 40% say no. what do you say, michael? >> this is fascinating to me because the disapproval of congress is 80%. you would expect if you say, well, how about if you throw all the bones out. you would think you would get an 80% number, but you don't. the 80 comes down to 40. everybody hates congress, but they like their member of congress. it's like the woman who represents me or the guy who represents me is different than all the others. >> that's a good point. thank you very much. >> see y
>> they don't come around and embrace romney. it looks like it's being supportive of the romney candidacy. do they close the loop and say mitt's got tot be our guy. could they go for santorum. i think it's probably too late. if newt gingrich wins in florida, i think it's a whole new ball game. i do not rule out the proposition they would explore putting somebody in the race at later stage. >> there's a poll, people are very unhappy with the congress. they were asked if you could...
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polls show romney may be back on top in florida for now. some think it's a good sign gingrich may be in real trouble. >>> it's a massive state. it's more like a nation than a state. i think florida may just be the firewall that romney needs. >> jan brewer's book sales are up less than 24 hours after this moment with obama. she claims it was a heated exchange over what she wrote about the president. >> i was trying to explain to him why i believe that i wrote the book the way that i did because it was factual and trustful, and we were going to have to disagree. >> that's her version. what is the white house saying about the finger point in the president's face. >>> apple alleges chinese workers are subjected to near torturous conditions so americans and others can tote the newest, fastest and coolest phones. will consumer re-think what they buy. >>> one of the murdered pardoned by haley barbour is missing. the convict is danger to the community. he will join me live. >>> we'll get to politics in a second. the "news nation" is following big b
polls show romney may be back on top in florida for now. some think it's a good sign gingrich may be in real trouble. >>> it's a massive state. it's more like a nation than a state. i think florida may just be the firewall that romney needs. >> jan brewer's book sales are up less than 24 hours after this moment with obama. she claims it was a heated exchange over what she wrote about the president. >> i was trying to explain to him why i believe that i wrote the book the...
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>> as we have seen from mitt romney, is now 4 and 19 in elections. as we have seen consistently from mitt romney, he attacks people on the issues he's just as weak, if not weaker on. back in september his own newspaper ran a piece about him being involved in hundreds of, a small fortune in investments pertaining to fanny and freddie. i'm confident he will expose these things. i think romney is in the position in florida that newt was in in south carolina. if romney loses this, he will not be the republican nominee. >> we'll see the clip and play it back in a few weeks. i want to play a piece of sound. this is the santorum exchange from two days ago. i want to talk to you guys on the other side about something. take a listen. >> i never refer to obama as president obama because legally he is not. why isn't something being done to get him out our government? he has no legal right to be calling himself president. >> well, i'm doing my best to try to get him out of the government. >> okay. i'm sure have both seen and heard that clip. rick santorum does n
>> as we have seen from mitt romney, is now 4 and 19 in elections. as we have seen consistently from mitt romney, he attacks people on the issues he's just as weak, if not weaker on. back in september his own newspaper ran a piece about him being involved in hundreds of, a small fortune in investments pertaining to fanny and freddie. i'm confident he will expose these things. i think romney is in the position in florida that newt was in in south carolina. if romney loses this, he will not...
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mitt romney's add visors say they were caught off guard by the take on romney's record at bane. really? now they are prepared to go on the offensive in south carolina. what's their preparation? >>> we're following developing news regarding natalee halloway. her father has asked a judge to officially declare his daughter dead. >>> first lady michelle obama joins the twitter verse. what was the first lady's first tweet? my name is robin. i'm a wife, i'm a mom... and chantix worked for me. it's a medication i could take and still smoke, while it built up in my system. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix is proven to help people quit smoking. it reduces the urge to smoke. some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood and suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or after stopping chantix. if you notice any of these, stop taking chantix and call your doctor right away. tell your doctor about any history of depression or other mental health problems, which could get worse while taking chantix. don't take chantix if you've had a
mitt romney's add visors say they were caught off guard by the take on romney's record at bane. really? now they are prepared to go on the offensive in south carolina. what's their preparation? >>> we're following developing news regarding natalee halloway. her father has asked a judge to officially declare his daughter dead. >>> first lady michelle obama joins the twitter verse. what was the first lady's first tweet? my name is robin. i'm a wife, i'm a mom... and chantix...
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larry kudlow interviewed mitt romney for his show tonight. romney told him that many obama's millionaire's tax is aimed directly at him. while newt gingrich told the "today" show he liked obama's rhetoric, but that was it. >> well, it's designed to commit me if i'm the nominee, if i happen to be not the nominee, he's trying to divide america and try and say that republicans are all about the rich people. look, republicans are about middle class americans. i'm fighting to help middle class americans get better jobs. >> i find the gap between president obama's words and his deeds to be sort of astounding. you know, he ran on bringing us together. he ran on yes, we can. yet, last night he seemed to be setting up an entire year of divisiveness. >> meanwhile, some new poll numbers out today showed newt gingrich taking the lead in the sunshine state. the quinnipiac poll talked to voters before and after the south carolina primary, before the primary, romney was polling at about 37%, gingrich in second at 26%. but after the south carolina primary, t
larry kudlow interviewed mitt romney for his show tonight. romney told him that many obama's millionaire's tax is aimed directly at him. while newt gingrich told the "today" show he liked obama's rhetoric, but that was it. >> well, it's designed to commit me if i'm the nominee, if i happen to be not the nominee, he's trying to divide america and try and say that republicans are all about the rich people. look, republicans are about middle class americans. i'm fighting to help...